YYYYMMDD

YYYYMMDD, YYMMDD and HHMM command line utilities to let you display the current date with 4 or 2-digit years and the 24-hour local time without AM/PM. These command embedded in a BAT file.

Often the date and time are piped to a log file.

The program run in BAT files or the DOS compatibility command.

YYYYMMDD -

gives 2000-12-31

YYYYMMDD none

gives 20001231

YYYYMMDD space

gives 2000 12 31

YYYYMMDD .

gives 2000.12.31

YYYYMMDD

gives 2000/12/31

You can pipe the result into files:

YYYYMMDD.com >> MyFile.Txt

For actual DOS, use the *.COM versions. For windows use the *.exe versions.

If you wanted a 2-digit year: yy-mm-dd format, on the

command line, or in a bat file type:

YYMMDD -

gives 00-12-31

YYMMDD none

gives 001231

YYMMDD space

gives 00 12 31

YYMMDD .

gives 00.12.31

YYMMDD /

gives 00/12/31

YYMMDD

gives 00-12-31

You can pipe the result into files:

YYMMDD.com >> MyFile.Txt

If you wanted 24-hour time: hh:mm format, on the command

line, or in a bat file type:

HHMM :

gives 23:59

HHMM -

gives 23-59

HHMM none

gives 2359

HHMM space

gives 23 59

HHMM .

gives 23.59

HHMM

gives 23:59